Combined burglar-alarm



(NA Model.)

D-. T. PHILLIPS.

COMBINED BURGLAR ALARM, MATCH SAFE, AND BASH FASTENER. No. 315,439.Patented Apr. 7, 1885.

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UNITED STATES P T NT one);

,DARIUS'TENNET PHILLIPS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINEDBURGLAli-ALARM, MATCH-SAFE, AND SASH-FASTENER.

E'aPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,439, dated April'7, 1885. Application filed September 15, 1882. (No model.)

have invented a new and useful Combined- Match-Safe, Door and WVindowFastener, and Burglar-Alarm, of which the folllowing is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the combined safe, fastener, and alarmwhen closed and ready for convenient insertion in the pocket. Fig. 2 isa side elevation showing the device in working position.window-fastener; and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the combineddoor-fastener and alarm, showing the percussion-fuse in position forexplosion.

In Fig. 1, A is a rectangular box of small dimensions, with one end, a,opening outward on a hinge, and the sides projecting slightly beyond theopposite and closedend.

B is a straight steel spring attached to the edge of the box near itstop by a rivet at b, and designed to be sprung away from the box at itsfree end and held in that position by the bent wire D, which can beelevated for that purpose. When the said wire is elevated, the part ofit at which the letter D is placed will protrude slightly beyond theextremity of the sides of the box, and when this part of the wire issubjected to a stroke or pressure toward the box the'wire will fall andallow said spring to return to its position along and parallel to thetop of the box with sufficient force to explode the tape of thepercussion fuse F, which is placed beneath a small protuberance on theunder side of said spring. Said bent wire D is bent at obtuse angles, asshown in the figure, which lie in a plane parallel to and against theside A of said box, and is bent at a right angle at each extremity, thearm at the lower extremity being inserted through the box in holes inthe sides so as to turn freely therein, and the arm at the otherextremity passing under the spring when elevated and serving to keep itelevated. Said percussion-fuse F is drawn from the interior of said boxthrough a narrow opening in the top of said box under said spring, andthence through a similar opening or slit in the protruding end of saidtop, thus leaving but one explosive exposed at a time.

Fig. 3 is a view of the E is a screw with a sharp end, for the purposeof insertion into the door case or jamb in order toattachthe devicethereto. Said screw is attached to a pivot, which turns in holes in theextended sides of the box, thus enabling the screw to be folded upagainst the end of i the box. 1 The figure shows the screw in its foldedposition. r is a rivet passing through the sides of the box, to hold inplace the window-fastener (shown in Fig. 3) when not in use.

1? is a door opening toward the box.

J is the case or jamb with the instrument attached by the unfolded screwE. The spring B is elevated and held up by the bent-wire D.

F is the percussion-tape in position for ex-' plosion, and b is'thesmall protuberance on the spring which explodes the tape. When anattempt is made to open the door P, it presses against the bent wire Dand throws itback,and the hammer-like protuberance at the end of i 7 5the spring 13 striking on the tape F explodesit and gives the alarm. Thedotted lines at the top of this figure (marked a) show the opened end atwhich matches are inserted andrei moved.

Fig. 3 is a view of a combined button-hook A and window-fastener. .1

c is a button-hook, which is inserted in the match-box at the open endthereof, and rer tained therein between one edge of said box and a rivetpassing through the sides of said box, and G is a sharp screw by whichthe instrument is inserted into the case or sash so as to prevent thelower sash from being raised. This instrument is detached from andindependent of the box A and its appliances.

Fig: 4 is a perspective view of a top and end of the machine when loadedand cooked, but detached from the door.

E is the screw by which the machine is to be attached.

e is the pivot forming base of screw and means of attachment to the boxA.

F is the percussion fuse ortape, and F is r i b is the rivet securingthe said spring tothe box, and b is the protuberance for exploding I05the percussion-tape F.

Fig. 2 shows the machine in operation. i

6 e are slots for the passage of the tape F. with a screw for securingsaid box and alarm Having thus described my inventmn, what I to and intheir operative position on a doorclaim, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, frame, substantially as described.

1s DARIUS TENN ET PHILLIPS, 5 The combination of a burglar-alarmeonsist- \Vitnesses:

ing of the spring, the wire catch, and the fuse FRANK J. ORAXVFORD,

with and by means of a match-box provided VM. D. VASHBURN.

